P.E.O. Chapter MJ met for the regular monthly meeting at Central Rivers AEA at 7 p.m. on March 2. Lisa Cooper served as hostess. Installation of the 2020-21 officers was held: President, Daryl Kelehan; Vice President, Patty Moon; Recording Secretary, Chris Melde; Corresponding Secretary, Marki ...

The Marshall County Retired School Personnel met at 1 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the Fisher Community Center. President Carole Permar introduced Ted Kamatchus who presented the program telling about the “Murder of Anna Weiss,” a cold case from 1893 that had occurred nine miles northeast of ...

The Optimist Club of Marshalltown announced that Margaret Gervich will be honored as the 2020 Citizen of the Year at the annual Citizen of the Year Roast on April 2. Gervich was selected by a committee of previous Citizen of the Year honorees, based on her extensive involvement in current ...

The Marshalltown Evening Lions met Feb. 19 at Smokin’ G’s for a regular club meeting. Tyler Bell, left, a Marshalltown native, presented a program about his career as an associate professor at the University of Iowa, researching Echo See technology and other ways to help the blind “see” ...

Two Marshalltown girls who will complete fourth grade this spring have been chosen as 2020 TTT Campers by members of Iowa ET, the National TTT Society. Margaret Johnson, camp co-chair, noted that she, Susan Baker and Karen Colwell, had already met with the girls and their families and initial ...

Upkeep of building facilities at Veterans of Foreign Wars quarters at 107 E. Meadow Lane was among topics during the Feb. 18 meeting. Fundraising for fixing mold and water leakage faults, suggested by Rick Johnson, were public fish fries on March 27, April 10 and April 24, also potential tip ...